Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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Encephalitis Lethargica.
There were 3 cases notified this year. All were treated in the
West Middlesex Hospital, and 2 were not residents in this district.
Cerebro-Spinal Fever.
Three cases of this disease were notified. All were notified from
the West Middlesex Hospital and none was resident in this district.
Acute Poliomyelitis.
No cases were notified.
Pneumonia.
There were 119 cases notified. Ninety-three notifications were
from the West Middlesex Hospital. Seventy-five were non-resident
in this district.
Malaria.
There were no cases notified during the year.
Non-Notifiable Diseases.
Information respecting non-notifiable infectious diseases is
usually gained through notifications by the Head Teachers and School Attendance Officers.
The undermentioned table sets forth the numbers of such cases for the last five years:—
1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Measles | 497 | 35 | 688 | 83 | 799 |
German Measles | 75 | 7 | 9 | 344 | 38 |
Chicken Pox | 408 | 243 | 265 | 423 | 392 |
Mumps | 246 | 352 | 138 | 106 | 381 |
Whooping Cough | 131 | 157 | 171 | 177 | 144 |